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4 2000

SOCIAL WELFARE ACT, 2000

SCHEDULE A

“Second Schedule

Rates of Benefits

PART I

Rates of Periodical Benefits And Increases Thereof

Description of benefit

Weekly rate

Increase for qualified adult (where payable)

Increase for each qualified child(where payable)

Increase for prescribed relative under section 167 (where payable)

Increase where the person has attained pensionable age and is living alone (where payable)

Increase where the person has attained the age of 80 years (where payable)

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

£

£

£

£

£

£

1. Disability Benefit, Unemployment Benefit, Injury Benefit and

Health and Safety Benefit

...

77.50

47.00

13.20

2. Death Benefit:

(a) pension payable to a widow or widower under section

60

...

...

...

99.40

17.00

48.80

6.00

(b) pension payable to a parent

(i) reduced rate

...

46.50

48.80

6.00

(ii) maximum rate

...

99.40

48.80

6.00

(c) pension payable to an

orphan

...

...

57.90

3. Old Age (Contributory) Pension and Retirement Pension:

96.00

60.20

15.20

48.80

6.00

5.00

additional increase for a qualified adult who has attained pensionable age

4.40

4. Invalidity Pension:

81.10

53.30

15.20

48.80

6.00

5.00

additional increase for a beneficiary who has attained

the age of 65 years

...

14.90

additional increase where qualified adult has attained

pensionable age

...

4.70

5. Widow's and Widower's (Contributory) Pension and a relevant payment by virtue of section 18(1)(a) of the Social Welfare Act, 1996 :

81.10

17.00

48.80

6.00

5.00

additional increase for a beneficiary who has attained

pensionable age

...

8.00

6. Orphan's (Contributory)

Allowance

...

...

...

55.60

 

PART II

Occupational Injuries Benefits — Gratuities And Grant

Description of Grant

Amount

(1)

(2)

£

1. Disablement Benefit:

Maximum gratuity

...

...

...

...

...

...

7,080

2. Death Benefit

...

...

...

...

...

...

500

PART III

Disablememt Pension

Degree of Disablement

Weekly Rate

(1)

(2)

£

100 per cent.

...

...

...

...

101.20

90

...

...

...

...

91.10

80

...

...

...

...

81.00

70

...

...

...

...

70.80

60

...

...

...

...

60.70

50

...

...

...

...

50.60

40

...

...

...

...

40.50

30

...

...

...

...

30.40

20

...

...

...

...

20.20

PART IV

Increases of Disablement Pension

Description of Increase

Weekly Rate

(1)

(2)

£

1. Increase where the person is permanently incapable of work

...

77.50

2. Increase where the person requires constant attendance:

(a) limit of increase except in cases of exceptionally severe

disablement

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

42.30

(b) limit in any other case

...

...

...

...

...

84.60

”.